It would have to be the absolute best of the best from invite since OP specifically says "three nutcases, top prem/invite". That lowers the pool a bit for who is considered the best of the best.

Get one invite med, scout, and demo player vs 6 Newcomers, I think they'd win on DM alone. Or would two invite Scouts be more powerful?

This person joined TFTV to jump this 3 month old thread and nothing else.
https://steamcommunity.com/id/RedLobsterGrinch/

They have 544 hours of TF2 on record and zero logs, but I don't think it's an alt account because they also have close to 90 games owned and a Twitch account linked on their Steam that has some activity. I also don't think any of the people on their friends list is a comp TF2 player.

Who is the mysterious Hushnausea?

I'd actually like to know a bit more about the situation, particularly why the original ffw was overturned?
https://ibb.co/80QSMZv

https://i.ibb.co/t41WBrj/5345253454.png

This thread is telling me that if Antlers just grabbed one of his teammates demos, renamed it, and submitted it to RGL, he would still be playing right now.

Turn the flamethrower into a lightning gun.

https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/apps/valve/Valve_NewEmployeeHandbook.pdf
https://medium.com/@dperciv1/welcome-to-flatland-valves-unique-culture-8372e63d664e
https://medium.com/dunia-media/the-nightmare-of-valves-self-organizing-utopia-6d32d329ecdb
https://www.pcgamer.com/ex-valve-employee-describes-ruthless-industry-politics/

And if you just want a TLDR, here's a video that condenses all of those articles + the handbook:
https://youtu.be/41XgkLKYuic

I know a lot of people don't like McVicker, but it's the best video that summaries everything.

It's so hard to find Medics now-a-days, why the hate. :(

The reason for Valve's delays is not because they're lazy, but because their employees are constantly encouraged to "push boundaries" and "invent new things", no matter how long it takes. If you're a coder at Valve and for four months straight, you report to your supervisor all the work you've been doing and it's nothing but TF2 fixes, they're going to question why you're even at the studio and probably fire you. But if you're a coder at Valve and for four months straight, you report this physics engine you're working on that has realistic player and environment reaction with simulated weight per prop, they're going to tell you it looks like it has great potential and keep it up.

They don't care if the physics coding takes eight years to perfect, they only care about being the studio that is constantly doing the next incredible that will sell big. It's what happened with Alyx; they had a team working on it for ages but when they finally finished, it caused a such a huge surge for the Index that they ran out of stock. THAT'S what Valve wants to see.

Any staff member who might be passionate about trying to fix TF2 is basically discouraged from doing so because there is no "progress" to be made from that.

https://i.imgur.com/6oPSXrq.png

Valve sees something like this and think, "We spent time on the Jungle Inferno update, didn't see a huge new peak in players, and instead, saw a big loss months later? What's the point of investing time to updating the game then?". Nevermind that the reason for the dip was because of big bugs (specifically for Pyro) that made the game unplayable. Valve just sees those numbers and thinks the investment of big updates is not worth it.

Like: How dedicated some of you people are at making community content just to keep the game alive/make it better. Map makers, hud makers, TF2 discord bot coders, FPS config scripters, game mode modders. Just a few weeks ago we got a guy who made a program to merge HUD elements together from different HUDS so people can mix and match from different ones they like, that's rad. I like that people are still making new shit for the game.

Dislike: Obsession over logs. People who throw tantrums and would rather kill pugs if they get rolled on Med. It's 30 minutes or maybe less, just play Medic.

I wanted to pick maps that used to be played and aren't that popular to make the decision slightly difficult. I thought if I included Granary + Badlands, they would easily win with landslides and you wouldn't even need the "forced to choose" part.

Warm + Pro versions count.

If you were forced to replace one of the 5CP maps on the right column and put in a map from the left column, what would it be?

https://i.imgur.com/68e6tEa.png

https://i.imgur.com/ezG6kja.jpg

https://twitter.com/openfortress/status/1280239384542003200?lang=en
I believe those were allegations that turned out to be untrue, unless there is a source that specifically points to OpenFortress' response being a lie or cover-up.

"The fact that they can get away with free labor years down the line while still retaining the power to shut down any project based on their product" is awful justification. Especially given the poor timing of your post with other TF2 mods currently suspended with everyone left in the dark as to why where it's a 50/50 chance right now the mods will either be implemented or denied to the public.

You can't spew random buzzwords out and hope it makes for a good insult. Defending the decision to exploit modder's free labor is a horrible look.